Choose Persist Online
Choose Persist Online if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero.
Persist Online vs Sustained
Persist Online and Sustained both land in Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam. Persist Online is free; Sustained is paid (19.99 USD). Both support cooperative play. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Sustained
Choose Sustained if you want an Indie and Early Access experience. Sustained launched in 2024.
Both Persist Online and Sustained sit in Action, Adventure, and Massively Multiplayer on Steam and both list Multi-player, MMO, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Persist Online |  Sustained | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play | Action, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | — | 9 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | CipSoft GmbH | Iconic Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam.
- Persist Online is free; Sustained is paid (19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Persist Online vs Sustained — FAQ
- Are Persist Online and Sustained similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Persist Online and Sustained have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Persist Online ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Sustained ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Persist Online free?
- Yes — Persist Online is a free-to-play Steam title. Sustained is paid (19.99 USD).